1、公共英语二级-221 及答案解析(总分：99.02，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B第一部分 听力理解/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)B第一节/B听下面 5 段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。 听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。（分数：5.00）(1).What does the woman mean?（分数：1.00）A.A Please smoke over there. B.B Just smoke here. C.C You cant smoke anywhere.(2
2、).How long was Tom late?（分数：1.00）A.A Twenty minutes. B.B One and a half hours. C.C One hour and twenty minutes.(3).What do we learn from the conversation? A The man likes the yellow sweater. B The man cant wear the black sweater. C The woman does not want him to wear the black sweater.（分数：1.00）A.B.C
3、.(4).How many people are there in the mans family?（分数：1.00）A.A Four B.B Five C.C Six(5).Where does Sally live?（分数：1.00）A.A On the 16th floor. B.B On the 15th floor. C.C On the same floor with the man.二、B第二节/B(总题数：5，分数：15.00)听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有 2 至 4 个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项， 并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或
4、独白前，你将有 5 秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。 每段对话或独白读两遍。（分数：2.00）(1).Where does this conversation take place?（分数：1.00）A.A In a store. B.B In a factory. C.C In a museum.(2).What is the most probable result of the conversation?（分数：1.00）A.A The man got his radio repaired. B.B The man got a new receipt.
5、C.C The man got a new radio.（分数：3.00）(1).How did the man and the woman get to know each other? A They are both buying umbrellas. B The man found the womans lost umbrella. C The man has been following the woman.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What is the probable relationship between them?（分数：1.00）A.A Neighbors.
6、B.B Old friends C.C Old schoolmates.(3).What can we learn from the conversation?（分数：1.00）A.A The man is careless. B.B The man has seen the woman before. C.C They are next door neighbors.（分数：3.00）(1).What was the man doing? A Looking for a watch for his mother. B Looking for a necklace for his mother
7、. C Looking for a birthday gift for his mother.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What was wrong with the watch of his mothers? A Its broken. B Its too small. C Its numbers are too small for his mother.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).What would the man buy at last?（分数：1.00）A.A A gold ring. B.B A gold watch. C.C A gold necklace.
8、（分数：3.00）(1).What does the man want the woman to do?（分数：1.00）A.A Buy him an exercise book and a pen. B.B Post a letter for him. C.C Both A and B.(2).Where is the woman going first?（分数：1.00）A.A The post office. B.B The supermarket. C.C Home.(3).What can we learn about the man?（分数：1.00）A.A He is brigh
9、t and sweet. B.B He is lazy and careless. C.C He is more careful than the woman.（分数：4.00）(1).Where does the conversation take place?（分数：1.00）A.A In a hotel. B.B In a restaurant. C.C In a store.(2).What does the man order?（分数：1.00）A.A A breakfast for himself. B.B A dinner for himself. C.C A dinner fo
10、r two people.(3).What seems to be the problem? A The man is not satisfied with the service here. B The mans wife cant find her watch. C The man doesnt want his room to be cleaned（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).What do we learn from the conversation? A People cant have meals in the room. B The room is cleaned onc
11、e a day. C The watch is stolen by the service people.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.三、B第二部分 英语知识运用/B(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.- Please dont tell anybody. - I _ , I promise.（分数：1.00）A.cantB.dontC.wontD.mustnt2.Since you are a little tired, you had better _ a rest.（分数：1.00）A.to stop to haveB.stop to haveC.to stop havingD.st
12、op having3.Its quite difficult _ whether Joe will be fit for the job.（分数：1.00）A.seeB.to seeC.seeingD.to be seen4.At present the prices of this jeep run _ $300,000.（分数：1.00）A.as high asB.so high asC.as high toD.so high to5.The further away you go out from the city, _ are the scenes.（分数：1.00）A.the muc
13、h attractiveB.the attractiveC.the most attractiveD.the more attractive6.The weight of the moon is only about _ of that of the earth.（分数：1.00）A.one eightyB.one of eightyC.one the eightiethD.one eightieth7.We must finish the job, no matter _ difficult it is.（分数：1.00）A.howeverB.howC.whateverD.what8.The
14、re are three colors in the British flag, _, red, white and blue.（分数：1.00）A.rarelyB.namelyC.reallyD.naturally9.The street is beautiful, for there are trees on _.（分数：1.00）A.either sideB.neither sideC.both sideD.all sides10.- Do you mind if I open the window? - _.（分数：1.00）A.Yes, pleaseB.No, pleaseC.Go
15、aheadD.Im afraid11._ writing a letter, he decided to have a face-to-face talk with the manager.（分数：1.00）A.Instead ofB.Because ofC.As forD.Due to12._ , a friend of mine found the handbag I had lost two days before.（分数：1.00）A.EspeciallyB.UsuallyC.GenerallyD.Fortunately13.When he was in the countryside
16、, he _ visit the poor peasants.（分数：1.00）A.used toB.was used toC.is used toD.would used to14.We didnt plan to meet; we met_ in the street.（分数：1.00）A.by the wayB.by chanceC.on purposeD.in surprise15.Nick is unusually bright, so his great success has been _.（分数：1.00）A.hopedB.expectedC.promisedD.asked四、
17、B第二节 完型填空/B(总题数：1，分数：20.00)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。We haveU (36) /Uidea about when men first began to use salt, but we do know that it has been usedU (37) /Umany different ways. For example, it isU (38) /Uin many history books that people who livedU (39) /Uthree thousand year
18、s ago ate salted fish. Thousands of years ago in Egypt, salt was used to preserve theU (40) /UIn some periods of history, a personU (41) /Ustole salt was thought to have broken theU (42) /U. Take the 18th century forU (43) /Uexample, if a person was caughtU (44) /Usalt, he would be thrown into priso
19、n. History also records that only in England about tenU (45) /Upeople were put into prison during that centuryU (46) /Ustealing salt! About 450 years ago, in the year 1553, if a man took more than hisU (47) /Uof salt, he would be thought to have broken the law and would be seriouslyU (48) /U. The of
20、fenders ear was cutU (49) /U.Salt was an importantU (50) /Uon the dinner table of a king. It was always placed U(51) /Uthe king when he sat down to eat. Important guestsU (52) /Uthe kings table wereU (53) /Unear the salt.U (54) /Uimportant guests were given seatsU (55) /Uaway from it.（分数：20.00）A.noB
21、.anC.theD./A.byB.throughC.inD.onA.recordingB.been recordedC.recordedD.to recordA.overB.moreC.aboveD.inA.dyingB.diedC.deadD.deathA.heB.thatC.whomD.whoA.lawB.ruleC.saltD.countryA.theB./C.aD.anA.stealingB.to stealC.robD.to robA.thousandsB.thousand ofC.thousandD.thousands ofA.becauseB.forC.ofD.withA.own
22、B.partyC.shareD.gainA.hurtB.punishedC.being punishedD.being hurtA.offB.downC.fromD.awayA.mealB.foodC.itemD.goodsA.in front ofB.in the front ofC.beforeD.aheadA.onB.byC.inD.atA.sittingB.satC.seatingD.seatedA.MoreB.LessC.MostD.LeastA.farB.fartherC.the farthestD.not far五、B第三部分 阅读理解/B(总题数：6，分数：24.00)BTex
23、t 1/BThe last cigarette?After reading an article entitled Cigarette Smoking and Your Health, I lit a cigarette to calm my nerves. I smoked with concentration and pleasure as I was sure that this would be my last cigarette. For a whole week I did not smoke at all and during this time, my wife suffere
24、d terribly. I had all the usual symptoms of someone giving up smoking: a bad temper and an enormous appetite. My friends kept on offering me cigarettes and cigars. They made no effort to hide their amusement whenever I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket. After seven days of this I went to a
25、party. Everybody around me was smoking and I felt extremely uncomfortable. When my old friend Brian urged me to accept a cigarette, it was more than I could bear. I took one guiltily, lit it and smoked with satisfaction. My wife was delighted that things had returned to normal once more. Anyway, as
26、Brian pointed out, it is the easiest thing in the world to give up smoking. He himself has done it lots of dines!（分数：3.00）(1).What encouraged the writer to give up smoking?（分数：1.00）A.Something he had heard.B.His bad health.C.Something he had read.D.Something his wife told him.(2).What is true about
27、the writer?（分数：1.00）A.He succeeded in giving up smoking for ever.B.He began smoking again to please his wife.C.He gave up smoking for only a short time.D.He started smoking again for he didnt like sweets.(3).What can we infer from the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Its very easy to give up smoking for Brian.B.I
28、ts not easy to give up smoking forever.C.Brian doesnt smoke anymore.D.It would be the writers last cigarette.BText 2/BAmerican society is not nap-friendly (喜欢午睡). “In fact“, says David Dinges, a sleep specialist in U.S.A. “Theres even a prohibition (禁止) against admitting we need sleep. Nobody wants
29、to be caught napping or found asleep at work.“Wrong. The way not to fall asleep at work is to take naps when you need them. “We have to totally change our attitude toward napping,“ says Dr. William Dement of Stanford University, the godfather of sleep research. At present, experts and researchers ar
30、e becoming more and more concerned about the dangers of sleepiness (睡眠不足): people causing industrial accidents or falling asleep while driving. This may be why we have a new sleep policy in the White House. According to recent reports, president Bush is trying to take a half-hour nap every afternoon
31、.About 60 percent of American adults nap when given the opportunity. Actually, sleeping 15 minutes to two hours in the early afternoon can reduce stress and make us refreshed (神清气爽的). Clearly, we were born to nap.（分数：4.00）(1).It is true in American society that _.（分数：1.00）A.many people dont take nap
32、sB.people dont like taking naps even given the chanceC.people are prohibited to take napsD.American people need little sleep(2).What can be a possible result of sleepiness?（分数：1.00）A.Industrial development will be slow.B.Traffic accidents.C.People will get fired from work.D.Heart disease.(3).What ca
33、n we infer from the passage?（分数：1.00）A.American people need less sleep than others.B.The dangers of sleepiness are still unknown.C.The traditional attitude toward napping is wrong.D.Napping can reduce stress.(4).The purpose of this article is to（分数：1.00）A.warn us not to nap at workB.explain the dang
34、er of sleepinessC.discuss the side effects of nappingD.make the reader believe the necessity of nappingAmerican society is not nap-friendly (喜欢午睡). “In fact“, says David Dinges, a sleep specialist in U.S.A. “Theres even a prohibition (禁止) against admitting we need sleep. Nobody wants to be caught na
35、pping or found asleep at work.“Wrong. The way not to fall asleep at work is to take naps when you need them. “We have to totally change our attitude toward napping,“ says Dr. William Dement of Stanford University, the godfather of sleep research. At present, experts and researchers are becoming more
36、 and more concerned about the dangers of sleepiness (睡眠不足): people causing industrial accidents or falling asleep while driving. This may be why we have a new sleep policy in the White House. According to recent reports, president Bush is trying to take a half-hour nap every afternoon.About 60 perce
37、nt of American adults nap when given the opportunity. Actually, sleeping 15 minutes to two hours in the early afternoon can reduce stress and make us refreshed (神清气爽的). Clearly, we were born to nap.（分数：4.00）(1).It is true in American society that _.（分数：1.00）A.many people dont take napsB.people dont
38、like taking naps even given the chanceC.people are prohibited to take napsD.American people need little sleep(2).What can be a possible result of sleepiness?（分数：1.00）A.Industrial development will be slow.B.Traffic accidents.C.People will get fired from work.D.Heart disease.(3).What can we infer from
39、 the passage?（分数：1.00）A.American people need less sleep than others.B.The dangers of sleepiness are still unknown.C.The traditional attitude toward napping is wrong.D.Napping can reduce stress.(4).The purpose of this article is to（分数：1.00）A.warn us not to nap at workB.explain the danger of sleepines
40、sC.discuss the side effects of nappingD.make the reader believe the necessity of nappingBText 3/BThe Internet is a way of life for US college students. A recent survey by Harris Interactive and 360 youth found that 93 per cent of American college students visit the Internet, and this market is expec
41、ted to grow from 15.2 million in 2003 to 16.4 million in 2007.That is slow but it could be the result of the already high number of Internet college users. About 88 per cent of American college students own a computer, and more than half have broadband (宽带) connections. Furthermore, 67 per cent own
42、cell phones and 36 per cent use their mobile devices to visit the Internet.Study findings show that 42 per cent go online mainly to communicate socially, and 72 percent of college students check emails at least once a day, with 66 per cent using at least two email addresses. The most popular online
43、social activity is sending messages to friends or family, with 37 percent of college students saying they do so.The study also looked beyond the Internet surfing habits and into the buying habits of this group, and found them responsible for more than $ 210 billion in sales last year alone. College
44、students have learned how to spend their money, with 93 per cent saying low prices are important when shopping.The study also shows that 65 per cent make loan (贷款) payments; 41 per cent of freshmen have a credit card; and 79 per cent of seniors have a credit card. A great number of charges on those
45、credit cards are likely to be for entertainment and leisure expenses.（分数：5.00）(1).College students in US, as this passage shows, _.（分数：1.00）A.waste much time visiting the InternetB.spend too much time visiting the InternetC.lead an exciting life by using the InternetD.dont have to learn their lesson
46、s in the classrooms(2).To communicate with friends, nearly half of the college students use _.（分数：1.00）A.telegraphsB.telephonesC.emailsD.letters(3).From the third paragraph we can find that in the US _.（分数：1.00）A.cell phones will take the place of computers in collegesB.college students can have a c
47、omputer from their collegesC.most college students are from rich familiesD.mobile phones make Internet life easy for college students(4).Which of the following is NOT about college students buying habits?（分数：1.00）A.Many of them own a computer and a cell phone.B.They think low prices are very importa
48、nt.C.More than half of them make loan payments.D.They spend a lot of money on entertainment.(5).What are the two main points that the survey by Hiarris Interactive look into?（分数：1.00）A.Computer and cell phone.B.College students and their university.C.Emails and letters.D.College students surfing habits and buying habits on the Internet.BText 4/BEstee Lauder, a very successful business leader, died
